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More evidence that RI is kinda nice
1:00PM ON
04/09/2008
BY
Dave Segal
Some time soon I’m going to write about the gross pessimism that pervades our state — perpetuated by the Projo at talk radio, and frequently predicated on lies. And the ways in which said pessimism might serve as a self-fulfilling prophecy, keep people miserable, encourage people to move away, etc… And the ways in which certain vested interests benefit from it all.
But, anyway. Here’s one more reason to really like Rhode Island:
Rhode Island is ranked the nation’s second safest state for children in this month’s Parents magazine, Governor Carcieri’s office announced today.
Connecticut was first. After Rhode Island, the rest in order were New Jersey, New York, California, Maine, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Oregon.
The magazine ranked the states on 30 things, including booster seat laws and electronic tracking of convicted sex offenders. It looked at crime and injury rates and states’ child-safety legislation.
The magazine noted Rhode Island’s violent-crime rate against children was about half the national average and declining, the governor’s office said.
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